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- Explain why you would want to use a registry - Explain difference between Docker Hub and Registry - List some features of Registry - Add table of contents for documentation - particularly "deploying a registry" call to action - Use standard "Getting help" section from orchestration projects Signed-off-by: Ben Firshman <ben@firshman.co.uk>
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page_title: Docker Registry 2.0
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page_description: Introduces the Docker Registry
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page_keywords: registry, images, repository
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# Docker Registry 2.0
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Docker Registry stores and distributes images centrally. It's where you push images to and pull them from; Docker Registry gives team members the ability to share images and deploy them to testing, staging and production environments.
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Docker provides a hosted registry as part of [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com). Docker Hub is a cloud service that securely manages your images. It features organization accounts, automated builds, and much, much more.
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Docker Registry is the core technology behind the Docker Hub. You can run your own registry instance if you want to host your images privately. Docker Registry features:
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- **Pluggable storage drivers**: Images can be stored in Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure or the local filesystem.
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- **Webhook notifications**: When an image is pushed to your registry, webhooks can fire off to launch CI builds, send notifications to IRC, etc.
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To get started with your own Docker Registry, head over to the instructions on how to [deploy a registry](deploying.md).
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## Understanding the registry
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A registry is, at its heart, a collection of repositories. In turn, a repository
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is collection of images. Users interact with the registry by pushing images to
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or pulling images from the registry. The Docker Registry includes several
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optional features that you can configure according to your needs.
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The architecture supports a configurable storage backend. You can store images
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on a file system or on a service such as Amazon S3 or Microsoft Azure. The
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default storage system is the local disk; this is suitable for development or
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some small deployments.
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Securing access to images is a concern for even the simplest deployment. The
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registry service supports transport layer security (TLS) natively. You must
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configure it in your instance to make use of it. You can also use a proxy server
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such as Nginx and basic authentication to extend the security of a deployment.
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The registry repository includes reference implementations for additional
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authentication and authorization support. Only very large or public registry
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deployments are expected to extend the registry in this way.
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Docker Registry architecture includes a robust notification system. This system
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sends webhook notifications in response to registry activity. The registry also
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includes features for both logging and reporting as well. Reporting is useful
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for large installations that want to collect metrics. Currently, the feature
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supports both New Relic and Bugsnag.
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## Getting help
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Docker Registry is an open source project and is under active development. If
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you need help, would like to contribute, or simply want to talk about the
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project with like-minded individuals, we have a number of open channels for
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communication.
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- To report bugs or file feature requests: please use the [issue tracker on Github](https://github.com/docker/distribution/issues).
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- To talk about the project please post a message to the [mailing list](https://groups.google.com/a/dockerproject.org/forum/#!forum/distribution) or join the `#docker-distribution` channel on IRC.
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- To contribute code or documentation changes: please submit a [pull request on Github](https://github.com/docker/distribution/pulls).
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For more information and resources, please visit the [Getting Help project page](https://docs.docker.com/project/get-help/).
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## Registry documentation
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- [Deploying a registry](deploying.md)
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- [Configure a registry](configuration.md)
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- [Storage driver model](storagedrivers.md)
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- [Working with notifications](notifications.md)
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- [Registry API v2](spec/api.md)
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